Xibalba Studios

Hardcore Gamer MilitAnt Review

MilitAnt = Contra + A Bug’s Life

Remember A Bug’s Life, that ’90s Pixar film about a klutzy ant that ends up rescuing his colony from an evil grasshopper by recruiting a bunch of circus bugs? And do you remember Contra, the unit of coin-op commandos that defeat Red Falcon’s alien overlord by gunnin’ through the Galuga archipelago? Well, toss the two in a flashy two-and-a-half-dimensional pot and you get MilitAnt, a quirky, sidescrolling shooter from Xibalba Studios.

Let’s start with the story, because despite boasting arcade-like qualities, MilitAnt spins a tale of civil unrest, betrayal and unexpected realizations. There’s a war between the various bug nations…